Field and Feed Pea Market News for July 2011

United States - June 1 Balance Sheet

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Peas Firm on Crop Worries

VANCOUVER - Jul 2/11 - SNS -- North American field pea markets continued to strengthen in the face of worries over the potential size of this year's crops in North America and elsewhere. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Pea Exports Slow in June

VANCOUVER - Jul 4/11 - SNS -- Bulk conventional exports of pulses and other specialty crops from Canada were seasonally slower in June, dropping below month earlier levels, but rising above the quantity shipped during the same month last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 1,370 MT Peas

KANSAS CITY - Jul 6/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 1,370 metric tons (MT) of peas for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

French Pea Exports Steady in May

VANCOUVER - Jul 7/11 - SNS -- Field pea exports maintained their steady pace through May, rising above year earlier levels, but being little changed from the quantity shipped in April, judging from the latest data compiled by the Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Proteines (UNIP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 153,500 MT

WINNIPEG - Jul 7/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 153,500 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys 10,640 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jul 8/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 10,640 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Tight Stocks Keep Peas Firm

VANCOUVER - Jul 8/11 - SNS -- Relatively tights stocks at the grower level continued to support field pea markets through the past week, with bids for all classes of peas remaining near their season highs. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Pea Area Sinks 45%

WASHINGTON - Jul 12/11 - SNS -- Planted area of dry edible peas in the United States is estimated at 416,000 acres, down 45% from last year, according to the USDA . . . Continue or visitors click here

United States -- Pea and Lentil Production Summary

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USDA Tenders for 380 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jul 12/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 380 metric tons (MT) of peas for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Pulse Canada Gets Government Funding

VANCOUVER - Jul 12/11 - SNS -- The Canadian government has approved a $196,000 grant to help Pulse Canada promote Canadian pulses and special crops on trade missions and at international trade shows, and will facilitate an international food media tour of the Canadian pulse industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Pea, Lentil Area Below Intentions

VANCOUVER - Jul 12/11 - SNS -- Field pea and lentil plantings in the United States fell far short of this year's intended area, judging from seeded area estimates contained in the latest USDA crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys 1,370 MT Peas

KANSAS CITY - Jul 13/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 1,370 metric tons (MT) of yellow split peas for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

North America - Pulse Supply Summary

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Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 170,600 MT

WINNIPEG - Jul 15/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 170,600 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Special Crop Conditions to July 11, 2011

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Peas Steady in Light Trade

VANCOUVER - Jul 15/11 - SNS -- Field pea markets were little changed in light trade during the past week, with grower selling interest remaining close to the short term needs of processors and exporters. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India Pegs Pulse Crop at 18.09 MMT

VANCOUVER - Jul 19/11 - SNS -- The fourth crop estimate from India's Agriculture department pegged the 2010-11 pulse harvest at a record 18.09 million metric tons (MT), with total foodgrain production blasting through the country's previous record by almost 7 million MT total 241.56 million. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys 380 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jul 20/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office confirmed the purchase of 380 metric tons (MT) of pulses for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Special Crop Conditions to July 18, 2011

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USDA Tenders for 19,850 MT Pulses

KANSAS CITY - Jul 22/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 19,850 metric tons (MT) of peas for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 211,700 MT

WINNIPEG - Jul 22/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 211,700 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

India Aims To End Pulse Imports

VANCOUVER - Jul 22/11 - SNS -- India's agriculture department is optimistic pulse production will remain above 17 million MT in 2011-12 and soon average 20 million MT per year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peas Ease As Competition Rises

VANCOUVER - Jul 22/11 - SNS -- Field pea markets finished the week's trading on an easier note against the availability of new crop product from France and the Ukraine. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Saskatchewan Special Crop Conditions to July 25, 2011

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Slower Than Normal Harvest Pace Expected

VANCOUVER - Jul 28/11 - SNS -- Harvest activity will soon be underway in Saskatchewan for peas and lentils planted the earliest, but the overall pace of this year's harvest is expected to be slow because wet conditions delayed seeding in many locations in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada's Visible Pea Stocks Total 218,000 MT

WINNIPEG - Jul 29/11 - STAT -- Visible supplies of field peas in Canada's licensed elevator system totalled 218,000 metric tons (MT) during the latest week under review by the Canadian Grain Commission for the 2010-11 marketing year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Pea Markets Continue Easing

VANCOUVER - Jul 30/11 - SNS -- International field pea markets continued to ease during the past week against new crop competition from central and western European suppliers. . . . Continue or visitors click here